The Blizzard Mountain Touring is a high performance composite pole reinforced to withstand rough usage outside of tracks. At the same time the basket system ensure good performance in groomed trails. The pole comes with SWIX Touring handle in corkfilled urethane with the Sonic strap system. The strap fixation is bullet proof and strap adjustment is easily done even when wearing thick mittens. The flexible leather basket gives excellent support against soft/powder snow, but still work well on crust snow and groomed trails. High performance composite Offtrack and groomed trails Touring, snowshoeing and back country skiing Sonic strap and handle system Weight: 228 grams at 130 cm pole length. Handle: 16 mm Ferrule: 10 mm Recommended use: Backcountry skiing, powder snow and loose tracks.